Pale or faded leaves: causes & fixes
Seeing pale or faded leaves on your houseplant? It is one of the most common indoor-plant complaints. Here is what usually causes it and how to put it right.
Most likely cause
Too much direct sun, or a nutrient gap.
How to fix it
Move it out of harsh sun and feed during the growing season.
🪴Plants prone to this
Calathea (Prayer Plant)
Goeppertia orbifolia
Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Croton
Codiaeum variegatum
Wandering Dude
Tradescantia zebrina
Purple Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Zebra Haworthia
Haworthiopsis attenuata
Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
Pink Princess Philodendron
Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess'
Krimson Queen Hoya
Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Queen'
Calathea White Fusion
Goeppertia lietzei 'White Fusion'
Dwarf Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia
Red Ludwigia
Ludwigia repens
Sunset Hygrophila
Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'
Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
Scarlet Temple
Alternanthera reineckii
Blushing Bromeliad
Neoregelia carolinae
Neoregelia Fireball
Neoregelia 'Fireball'
Earth Star
Cryptanthus bivittatus
Summer Torch
Billbergia pyramidalis